CVS Health CorpCVSTOP PICKFeb 18, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 24, 2026. Market Open.
Bought at less than 10x earnings with recent dividend increase is good for share price appreciation. Recent M&A also good for investors. Will continue to own shares. Excellent management team and solid dividend. Weakness is sector creating opportunities to buyout competitors.
Price target was raised today. This peaked in 2020-1 then was hit with a lot of bad news, like doubts over Signify and Oak Street acquisitions. But that negative sentiment has reversed, like their Medicare Advantage stars rating has gone up, and the street sees profitability rising in their pharmacy benefits management system, based on a new model last month. Trades under a cheap PE and pays a 3% dividend. He targets over $100 in 12 months. Is underloved and over-owned.
Healthcare has lagged this year. They run a chain of pharmacies, Aetna health insurance, pharmacy management and recently bought Oak Health. The CEO is doing a great job, and shares are not expensive around 8.5x PE. They took one some debt to bought some companies, but once they integrated them, it will ramp up cash flow.
(Analysts’ price target is $87.45)
Owns a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), sort of the back end of the business as well as a retail storefront. With the changing landscape in healthcare, they have a really nice runway into earnings over the next couple of years. From the PBM side you are going to pick up on the drugs, but also the management of the plans that come to them as there are going to be more people under coverage now and they will have choice of coverage and this company will be relevant to them. Just reported a nice beat in earnings and have reaffirmed their guidance. Yield of 1.57%.